Academic Accreditation and Compliance Officer

Summary

Join Woolf, a company dedicated to accelerating innovation in higher education, as an Accreditation Compliance Specialist. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the robustness of their accreditation system by managing compliance paperwork, collaborating with senior accreditation team members, and leading education organizations. This role requires a meticulous and systematic approach, strong communication skills, and the ability to navigate complex regulatory frameworks. You will be responsible for designing and filing regulatory paperwork, ensuring quality assurance in long forms and paperwork, managing large and complex projects, assisting academics in simplifying course and degree designs, and effectively interacting with stakeholders across cultural barriers. The ideal candidate will have a PhD, experience in law, or 5+ years in academic administration, along with excellent written and verbal communication skills, a meticulous and systematic approach, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Requirements

• Either a PhD, experience in law, or 5+ years in academic administration
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• You’re a meticulous, systematic, goal focused, and able to work with complex regulatory frameworks
• You're patient but persistent in the face of bureaucratic inertia
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Ability to distill complex information and communicate it effectively
• Strong, solution-oriented problem-solving skills
• Readiness to work in a start-up environment — you'll be a self-starter, able to take initiative in breaking ambiguous projects into concrete, time-bound steps

Responsibilities

• You will design and file regulatory paperwork related to the ongoing compliance requirements for accreditation
• You'll be provided with support and guidance for appropriate filings, but you will quickly become self-sufficient in your ability to compose 50-150 page forms related
• You'll get up to speed on the specialized QA requirements for filing long forms and paperwork, and your attention to detail means that you'll understand the wide-ranging, systematic impact of small details
• You must be able to manage large and complex projects with multiple workstreams and ensure that they are completed with minimal support
• You’ll need to be self-activating: rather than waiting for an email reply, you’ll pick up the phone and call
• You'll collaboratively help both senior and junior academics reduce complexity in their new academic courses and degree designs, with a keen understanding of how degree design will impact students and the future usability of the program
• You're ready to interact across cultural barriers with academic leaders, government officials, and others — all while remaining polite, patient, and cheerful despite challenges
• You'll persist and remain goal-focused, even when others might be exasperated

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in the accreditation function, with emphasis on US higher education
• Current experience with achieving compliance with accreditation standards
• Previous experience or demonstrated passion for higher education/edtech
• Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and adapt quickly to new circumstances
• Passion for Woolf’s mission, vision, and embodiment of our core values
• Experience working remotely
• Background in law strongly preferred

Benefits

• Global Impact: Work with education leaders worldwide to shape the future of learning
• Remote Flexibility: Work from anywhere with a schedule that fits your lifestyle
• Growth Potential: Join a fast-growing company with opportunities to expand your role
• Innovative Culture: Be part of a mission-driven team backed by top investors